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Thursday, 19 March 2015

Focus

Nicky (Will Smith) recruits a
young and promising Jess (Margot Robbie) to his crime outfit of pick
pocketing, distraction and credit card theft. Nicky and Jess become involved romantically
and following millions of dollars of dirty money raised Nicky leaves Jess will
a healthy sum of money before going his own separate way. Three years later Nicky is in
the middle of a con, but the arrival of Jess looks like it will throw the whole
con into jeopardy.

Like the crime capers such as the
likes of Oceans 11, Focus is slick and stylish and the film
almost revels in the various pick pocketing and distraction antics used to
pinch phones, bags, keys and credit cards. Focus
has a great visual appeal and Will Smith and Margot Robbie have a fine
chemistry as they bounce off each other rather well. However,it feels that the slick, shiny
sheen of the film's visual appeal is used to cover the lack of depth and
inconsistently paced central story. The pace of the central story is held up by
the romantic aspects of the story, they just aren't interesting even despite
the good chemistry of the stars who do work well in other aspects of the film. That
said Focus, for its flaws, is a
rather fun film and often amusing.